CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Location: US, NY, 
Department: Administrative
Employment type: Part-time
Required experience: Entry level
Required education: Certification
Industry: Accounting
Function: Administrative

Company profile:

Job description:
Community Health Systems (CHS) seeks a Customer Service Rep to communicate with internal/external customers about intermediate underwriting guidelines, policies and marketing initiatives to service customer accounts.  Provides support within established performance standards and priorities that are responsive to marketing, underwriting, retention and service goals.  Utilizes core competencies and skills to maximize customer experience.

Requirements:
• Analyze clarify and resolve intermediate policy and account related questions/transactions from internal and external customers. Reviews problems and communicates with appropriate personnel to obtain information when necessary. Responds to customer inquiries through appropriate mediums. Provides an excellent customer experience by ensuring that policy transactions are issued and changes are processed accurately and in a timely manner.• Objectively validates information provided for New Business, Endorsements and Renewal transactions within defined scope of discretion. Develops effective working relationships with assigned agents groups. Includes correspondence, phone calls and e-mail to gather and analyze necessary information critical to the underwriting function.• Reviews and evaluates underwriting tools including Real Quest, Dun and Bradstreet, MVRs, websites, product guides, loss control reports, premium audits, ISO loss costs, prior carrier loss runs and cost estimators to gain an understanding of the loss potential and appropriate price for the exposures presented.• Processes and inputs all necessary policy transactions through appropriate company systems. Key enters data or prepares worksheets as needed.• Computes rates and premiums (including premium refunds) and selects the appropriate declarations, coverage forms, exclusions and optional coverage in order to complete a policy. Prepares invoices, tracking and checking for account status and premium dollars in the Commercial Accounts and/or billing systems. Computes commissions when necessary.• Attains performance level standards as outlined in performance objectives.• Continues to build personal skill set by participating in in-house or outside insurance/industry related courses/seminars as deemed necessary to expand product/system knowledge. Stays current with relevant product(s).• Understands and strives to support the organization’s overall strategy.• Models Farmers Core Values.• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits:
Benefit includes: health and welfare coverage, domestic partner coverage, a retirement program, employer contributions towards the Health Care Spending Account, as well as other offerings:Medical,Dental,Vision,Life/AD&amp;D Short Term Disability,Long Term Disability,Flexible Spending Account 401 K with Company match,Travel Assistance Emergency Services, Employee Assistance Program,Employee Referral Program,Patent Award Program,Educational Assistance Program,Paid Time Off,Wellness Program,Additional Voluntary Benefits...